diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index a95bdc12095..730e77c20f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ _addToEnv
 unset allPlatOffsets
 unset pkgBuildAccumVars pkgHostAccumVars pkgTargetAccumVars pkgAccumVarVars
 unset pkgBuildHookVars pkgHostHookVars pkgTargetHookVars pkgHookVarVars
-unset propagatedBuildDepFiles propagatedHostDepFiles propagatedTargetDepFiles propagatedDepFilesVars
+unset propagatedDepFilesVars
 
 
 _addRpathPrefix "$out"